AI, privacy, and hardware. With a bit of salt.https://cadlernox.com/https://cadlernox.com/blog/open-ai-80-percent-price-cut-wasnt-generosity-it-was-competition/https://cadlernox.com/blog/open-ai-80-percent-price-cut-wasnt-generosity-it-was-competition/OpenAI cut GPT-5.6 Luna prices by up to 80%, citing efficiency gains. But growing competition from Anthropic and Chinese AI labs like DeepSeek may explain why prices are falling now.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:46:19 GMThttps://cadlernox.com/blog/duckduckgo-the-good-the-bad-and-the-missing-audit/https://cadlernox.com/blog/duckduckgo-the-good-the-bad-and-the-missing-audit/After reading old news, audit reports, and community discussions, here's a more complete picture of DuckDuckGo than the usual headlines.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:20:00 GMThttps://cadlernox.com/blog/the-open-ai-revolution-isnt-coming-from-silicon-valley/https://cadlernox.com/blog/the-open-ai-revolution-isnt-coming-from-silicon-valley/China's open source AI models are closing the gap with frontier US labs faster than predicted, triggering panic, lobbying, and trade battles in Washington.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMThttps://cadlernox.com/blog/microsoft-ai-plan-make-people-addicted/https://cadlernox.com/blog/microsoft-ai-plan-make-people-addicted/A leaked internal Microsoft document for their new AI agent (codenamed ClawPilot, now Scout) had a phase literally titled 'Make people addicted.' Written by a Corporate VP, confirmed real by multiple outlets, and then denied by Satya Nadella himself.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:30:00 GMThttps://cadlernox.com/blog/lg-story-just-took-much-bigger-turn/https://cadlernox.com/blog/lg-story-just-took-much-bigger-turn/GamersNexus is deep into an LG follow-up with lawyers and security researchers, going through 40,000 words of agreements. Here's what's already confirmed — and why LG's recent ACR settlement changes how you should read their response.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:30:00 GMThttps://cadlernox.com/blog/i-went-looking-for-microsoft-clarity-found-a-privacy-rabbit-hole/https://cadlernox.com/blog/i-went-looking-for-microsoft-clarity-found-a-privacy-rabbit-hole/What started as a search for a free analytics tool turned into a deep dive into Microsoft's privacy statement — AI training defaults, biometric consent, and a pattern of opt-out design choices.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:30:00 GMThttps://cadlernox.com/blog/mindseye-saga-keeps-getting-weirder/https://cadlernox.com/blog/mindseye-saga-keeps-getting-weirder/Build a Rocket Boy is flying fans in to playtest a game that 250-300 of their former employees got laid off from, and it only gets weirder from there.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:39:49 GMThttps://cadlernox.com/blog/microslope-did-it-again/https://cadlernox.com/blog/microslope-did-it-again/A look at Microsoft's massive July 2026 Patch Tuesday, shutdown bugs, AI-written code, and why Windows 11 stability issues are pushing some users to Linux.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:27:23 GMThttps://cadlernox.com/blog/great-ram-heist-2026/https://cadlernox.com/blog/great-ram-heist-2026/RAM prices jumped 700% and now Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron are getting sued for price fixing. A look at the arguments, history, and economics of the case.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:33:00 GMThttps://cadlernox.com/blog/first-post-again/https://cadlernox.com/blog/first-post-again/Starting another blog after the last one got zero views. Clearly I learn from my mistakes.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT